According to the publisher, the Definitive Edition
will feature an "all new Lara model created to take advantage of
the power of next-gen consoles," as well as reworked lighting
and shaders designed to "showcase the raw physicality of Lara's
journey".

The game will also feature Tress FX hair
technology, previously only included in the PC version of the game,
rendering each strand of hair to deliver "realistic hair
simulation and motion".

Lara isn't the only character receiving a
makeover, though. Other in-game characters and enemies have also
"been enhanced for added depth and realism", with texture
resolution said to be four times higher than those found in the
existing Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.

"Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is so named
as it's exactly what we’ve custom built for the PlayStation 4 system," said Crystal Dynamics executive
producer Scot Amos. "The new hardware let us finally express the
original vision in all of its glory. This was a continued labour of
love. We pulled the game apart and rebuilt it with painstaking detail
to add enhanced visual storytelling but without changing the award
winning tale. The end result is a cinematic living world. We can't
wait for fans and newcomers alike to experience this rebuilt epic
adventure."

It's been a great year for gamers, with stunning titles like The Last of Us and Beyond Two Souls closing out the previous generation of gaming and the next generation of games like Killzone Shadow Fall and Battlefield 4 blowing us away.

H-Hour: World's Elite is being developed by ex Socom developers and is described as the spiritual successor to Socom. This is what the former lead Socom developer had to say about it:

"At its heart H-Hour is a spiritual successor to SOCOM, which was very skill based," said Sears. "Most of our mechanics and maps were derived or inspired from real world tactics from the armed forces, about movement over terrain and the protocol over who looks where in the team and what flank you cover and all that stuff. With SOCOM, I was always really happy to see when people started doing that naturally and formed clans and stayed together."

It was funded on Kickstarter and is coming to the PS4 and PC and today we got a first look at it.

Sony sold over 250,000 PlayStation 4 consoles in
just 48 hours in the UK, generating around £87 million in sales,
according to trade magazine MCV,
citing retail sources.

The figures blow first weekend sales of the Xbox
One out of the water. MCV reported last week that Microsoft had sold
150,000 Xbox Ones in the UK during the first 48 hours after its
launch, although neither Sony nor Microsoft have confirmed the
numbers.

The PS4 was released in Europe and the UK last
Friday, two weeks after it hit the shelves in America, where it sold
over a million units in the first 24 hours it was on sale.

According to GfK Chart-Track, Call Of Duty: Ghosts
has returned to the top of the UK video games retail sales chart,
knocking last week's top seller, FIFA 14, into second place.

Every title in the 'All Formats' Top 10 is on PS4
apart from Grand Theft Auto V at number 7 and Batman:
Arkham Origins at number 10, with the latter's return to the Top
10 attributed to Black Friday retailer promotions.

PornHub are chatting with Sony about maybe having an official app. If this happens it will be a massive advantage over the sex starved Xbox One.

What's the world coming too?

Here's the full interview.

International Digital Times: Why PlayStation 4?

Corey Price: We like to stay ahead of the curve and offer our users the ability to view porn from all platforms!

Is the company currently taking any steps toward preparation of a dedicated Pornhub app that would be available for download on the PlayStation Network?

We're looking into a number of options to work with Sony in developing the first adult app for PS4.

Does the company plan to charge users for access to whatever Pornhub content is made available to PS4 users? If so, will membership grant access on both PC and PS4?

Absolutely not, we pride ourselves on being able to offer our users the ability to watch pornhub for free across all platforms, including consoles!

Will PlayStation 4 users be added to any of Pornhub's various keyword releases, either regionally or as a single population, once the service has been available for a few months?

This isn't currently in our plans, but you never know what will come up going forward.

Does Pornhub have any plans to prevent malware from being spread to the PlayStation 4, which we're told closely mimics PC architecture, via the company's new PS4 portal?

We work day and night to make sure that Pornhub is malware free. We have a dedicated team that constantly scans our servers to make sure our users are safe from malware no matter what device they wish to access our site from. We are completely confident in saying that this will not be a problem.

Do you know if Pornhub content creators could make use of PS4 peripherals, like the rumble motor inside the DualShock 4, for more-interactive viewing experiences?

Rumble pack support is definitely something we're looking into, and hope to offer!

Do you envision Pornhub releasing its own line of PlayStation 4 accessories?

Down the line, this is a definite possibility. Our biggest focus was being able to support the system. Now that we've achieved this, we'll work on advancements and different products and accessories.... We can only imagine the fantastic possibilities!

How does Pornhub plan to compete with rival services, like Netflix or Amazon Video, that already have an established presence in the PlayStation ecosystem?

Well, they don't have porn and we do! Everyone loves porn, we're happy to live in harmony with them.

Will Pornhub take any extra steps to try and mitigate the number of underage users who successfully access Pornhub content via the PS4?

This was a definite concern of ours from the outset, but the PS4 system has many parental controls. We encourage all parents who are buying their kids PS4's to be responsible and know the devices capabilities, and properly use these controls. We follow all rules set forth by the ASACP and contain the RTA (Restricted to Adults) label across all of our pages.

Has Sony reached out to Pornhub in any form or fashion since the company began publicly supporting the PlayStation 4?

We unfortunately can't disclose that information. Any correspondence between Pornhub and Sony would be confidential.

Sony have released a new video with Eric Lempel taking you through the PS4s new UI.

The video shows off things like the PlayStation Store’s speedy response time (even mid-game), live game broadcasting via Twitch and UStream, and social feeds that show what your friends are buying and watching.

Another new feature worth calling out is Play As You Download, which enables PlayStation Store users to start playing supported games after downloading a portion of the game’s data, leaving the rest of the game to download in the background.

Naughty Dog has confirmed that the next installment of the Uncharted series is coming to the PS4.

"Amy [Hennig, writer of the Uncharted series], Justin [Richmond, game director of Uncharted 3], and the team are hard at work on an amazing new installment of the Uncharted series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation 4 system, our goal is to continue what we've done in previous console generations and once again deliver the best in storytelling, performance capture, technical innovation and graphics on the PS4. We can confirm that the voiceover is performed by Todd Stashwick and he will play a character in the game."

The DLC lets you take control of Ellie for the whole campaign and is set before the events in the main game.

"Ashley Johnson reprises her role as Ellie in The Last of Us: Left Behind single-player DLC, Left Behind takes place while Ellie is attending a military boarding school in the Boston quarantine zone, prior to meeting Joel and the events in the main campaign of The Last of Us."

"Joining Ellie on this new adventure is Riley, her best friend and also a mentor of sorts at the military boarding school. Just as The Last of Us focused on the bond between Ellie and Joel, Left Behind explores the bond between Ellie and Riley through a series of events that will forever change both of their lives."

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a third-person action game in development for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Wii U wasn't mentioned.

The game is set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. You play Talion, a ranger who is murdered the night Sauron and his army return to Mordor. He's resurrected by a Spirit and given Wraith abilities and goes on a revenge mission. Along the way he learns the origins of the Rings of Power, apparently.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is made by Monolith Productions, developer of the recent Gotham City Imposters and Guardians of Middle-earth multiplayer online battle arena game, in collaboration with Middle-earth Enterprises, Peter Jackson and the artists at Weta Workshop "to ensure that the settings, characters and story align authentically within canon".

The Nemesis System has been singled out as a highlight: "enemy relationships and characteristics are shaped by player actions and decisions to create personal archenemies that remember and adapt to the player and are distinct to every gameplay session," reads the official blurb.

"The game introduces new gameplay mechanics to the action genre, creating opportunities for emergent and customised gameplay that will be rewarding for players."

After saying yesterday that it may not come, Blizzard has
confirmed it will provide remote play support for the PlayStation 4 version of
Diablo 3 allowing the game to be played on the PS4 through the PS Vita.

Sony come out in February with all guns blazing. They said PS4 is for the gamers, for games, for developers, for online play etc etc.

Remote play is a bad swear word when thinking PS3 but I have just got Call of Duty Ghosts for PS4 and on the back of the box... "Remote Play Supported" what? Before the console is even out? Brilliant.

Vita has just updated to firmware 3.00. Vita can now connect to your... wait I don't have it yet! Sony really are well prepared for the PS4. Battlefield 4 is confirmed to be ready for remote play also.

Personally I've never been so pumped for a new console. It's now become clear that PS4 is the lead console in development, this is huge, PS3 has only been pushed by few that are not in house.

Epic games are about to give details of a new PS4 game as well as other games to be confirmed on 14th November, the day before the PS4 hits the US.

Not for a long time have I felt justified saying that old marketing slogan,

"Never underestimate the power of Playstation"

Remote Play: Users will be able to access PS4 titles displayed on their living room TVs and play them on a PS Vita system over Wi-Fi networks by using PS4 Link. SCE anticipates that most PS4 titles will be playable on the PS Vita system through Remote Play. (Remote Play will not be enabled on all games, including those that require peripherals such as PlayStation Camera or certain third party peripherals.)

Second Screen: Users can use the PS4 Link application for the PS Vita system, and PlayStation App for iPhone, iPad, and Android based smartphones and tablets, to use these devices as second screens in supported titles. PlayStation App has the ability to enable users to interact with games with their mobiles devices. For example on The Playroom, a title pre-installed in all PS4 systems that requires PlayStation Camera, users can draw pictures on their mobile device screens and flick them towards the TV. The images then appear as a 3D object within the game.

Record, take screen shots, and upload gameplay effortlessly: The PS4 system provides dedicated, "always on" video encoding systems that enables seamless uploading of gameplay. Users can share their epic triumphs by simply hitting the "SHARE button" on PS4 Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK4), take screenshots or scan through the last 15 minutes of gameplay, tag it and return to the game - the video uploads as the user plays. At the PS4 system's launch in North America, users will be able to share their images and videos with friends on Facebook and screenshots with followers on Twitter.

Broadcast and spectate gameplay: The PS4 system also enhances social spectating by enabling users to broadcast their gameplay in real-time to game fans around the globe, using Ustream and Twitch live internet streaming services. SCE provides two ways for users to view live broadcasts. First, the Live from PlayStation application on PS4 aggregates streams from all PlayStation users. Second, users can spectate friends' PS4 gameplay from PCs, and applications such as Ustream, Twitch, and browsers, which are installed on their mobile devices. These applications can be easily started up via PlayStation App, and users can also use these applications to post comments to gameplay broadcasts. Furthermore, users with PlayStation Camera can stream camera images and microphone sounds along with their live gameplay broadcast.

Play as you download: This feature enables users to play supported digital titles as they are being downloaded. When a game is purchased, users can start playing after PS4 downloads a portion of the data, while the rest of the game is downloaded in the background during actual gameplay. Games may be downloaded in stand-by mode.

Multi log-in: A maximum of four users can log-in to a single PS4 system simultaneously. These players can use their own save data to play games, and also earn trophies on their own Sony Entertainment Network accounts even when playing a multi-player game together on a single PS4 system.

Party (Voice chat): By using the Mono Headset bundled with the PS4 system, users will be able to chat with up to eight friends enjoying different applications or games. Furthermore, users can use Party to chat between PS4 and PS Vita systems.

Face recognition and voice commands: Users with PlayStation Camera will be able to register their facial image onto their PS4 system, and login to their system using facial recognition instead of DUALSHOCK4. Furthermore, users can use either the microphone of the Mono Head set connected to DUALSHOCK4, or PlayStation Camera to navigate through the PS4 home screen (PlayStation Dynamic Menu) with voice commands to start up games and shutdown the system, among other features.

Background music player: Users can enjoy gameplay while listening to music in the background with Music Unlimited, a cloud-based digital music service. Users can also voice chat with friends while listening to music.

Online Multiplayer: PlayStation Plus (PS Plus) members will be able to play PS4 titles online with other players via the network. PS Plus makes it easy for members to join available online multiplayer matches in a variety of ways, including the ability to easily join a game from a live stream broadcast or Party voice chats.

Blu-ray Disc and DVD player: Users can enjoy not only gaming on their PS4 system, but also Blu-ray and DVD video contents (at first time use, users must connect to the internet to activate this feature).

Sony and Microsoft respond to the rumour that Call Of Duty:Ghosts will run at a higher resolution on PS4 than on Xbox One. Have Sony got the jump on Microsoft?

It's now almost 100% confirmed that COD will run at full HD 1080p on PS4. It's in the PSN store now to pre-order on PS4.

Call Of Duty has long been a Microsoft-preferred
product, with Activision and Microsoft getting all cushy by providing
timed exclusives on Xbox 360 for most of the generation.

It seemed like the same was going to happen
next-gen too - Call Of Duty: Ghosts will have timed exclusive content
on Xbox One - but it seems there's a twist.

A rumour spun out of control recently when an IGN
preview on Call Of Duty: Ghosts had the game playing in 1080p on PS4;
the first time a PlayStation console was used to market a Call Of
Duty game.

This lead to speculation that the Xbox One version
of the game - or, worse still, the console itself - was not quite up
to scratch, yet the PS4 one was.

Now gamers have taken to Twitter to ask key
figures just how true this might be.

Albert Penello of Microsoft clearly saw the
fallout from this speculation and Tweeted "I've seen COD: Ghosts
running on Xbox One. It looks f'n amazing. Wait for real footage,
then judge for yourself."

While there's no doubt of that, it's a little bit
suspcious. Penello doesn't directly state that the Xbox One version
of Call Of Duty: Ghosts will be running at 720p, merely that it
'looks amazing'.

Phil Spencer, also of Microsoft, was asked
directly whether or not this news was true, and responded saying: "As
first party I don't get builds of 3rd party games. I know what our
1st party games are doing."

Again, particularly evasive.

Shuhei Yoshida was also quite evasive on the
matter, and failed to confirm the truth of the PS4 version - even if
his response was a little more promising.

Yoshida was asked if the PS4 version of Call Of
Duty: Ghosts was native 1080p, to which he replied with simply "wait
for Activision to confirm".

That's not a yes or a no, but it does suggest that
it is true, but not something that Yoshida can discuss openly.

We're not entirely clear on whether or not this
rumour is true, but it won't be long until we find out.

If this is the case it could be a shocking blow
for Microsoft, whose console has long been the preferred format for
the Call Of Duty franchise.

That's right, you heard it hear first. Sony have prepped a major UK retailer informing them that the recently released PS Vita slim is in fact bound for the UK shores at the turn of the year. No date was given to us just, "beginning of the year".

The UK retailer wishes to remain anonymous but we'd like to point out that the retailer in question is one of the UK's major games/media outlets.

The new Vita is both slimmer and lighter but has no OLED screen just a normal LCD screen. Many comparison shots hit the net following the Tokyo game show this year with outcries of the new screen being inferior to the old OLED screen. Now out in Japan it turns out the new screen is fine, just different hues etc. I'm glad I have the OLED screen personally.

Stats from the US show poor numbers for exclusives on xbox one with the biggest shock going to Titanfall with only 50,347. Sony Exclusive Killzone Shadow Fall beats Ryse, Dead Rising 3 and TitanFall with change left over. I can only see Titanfall being a timed exclusive if numbers stay like this.

This is the Xbox Ones home territory. PS4 out performs every game bar Call of Duty, once again the xbox will be home to COD but PS4 numbers are not far behind. The number of Battlefield 4 pre-orders on PS4 trounces the Xbox One numbers.

On the console front PS4 is still out in front with 725,000 and Xbox at 525,000. Worldwide PS4 numbers now stand at well over 1.5 million units.
Take a look at the numbers here.

Never before have I
found myself after finishing a game with a genuine full body rush
from toe to the top of my head, a full body tingle. Never before have
I had real tears running down my face. Sure after Ico and Shadow Of
The Colosus I was moved and yes, a small tear. But Beyond moved me in
only a way that a big sad blockbuster could. ET, The Notebook, you
get the picture.

Beyond is the game that
every PS3 gamer should play. I was shocked to see some very low
scores, yes there have been some high scores but I have to question
what sort of people have reviewed and scored the game so low, and
quite frankly I worry about them.

Two Souls has you
playing a troubled young girl with a strange power, this power has
you playing in first person mode and can be a very powerful aid.

Through the
play-through you will encounter stages where you will be torn with
what you must do or rather what you feel you must do. Some missions
will have you performing acts that you never thought you'd do in
video game format.

The game is very varied
in that you'll never get fed up with playing. Without spoiling
anything you'll undertake missions like in Metal Gear Solid 4 to
missions where blowing stuff up is a huge thrill, to then walking
about playing with dolls. Never before have I felt someones pain so
much. The acting throughout the game is second to none and this helps
to draw you into the would David Cage has created.

Heavy Rain was
brilliant and I really didn't think it was possible to take it
higher, he does and then some. In parts of Beyond you could fool
friends into thinking you were in fact on a Playstation 4, it looks
that good.

I am struggling to
review this game as it's so difficult not to spoil any of the plot
and to talk any more than I have done would be the wrong thing to do.

I'm a 42 year old gamer
so not some snot nosed kid who's taken a break from GTA V or Call of
Duty to play and review Beyond, don't get me wrong, fantastic games
in there own right but please don't put Beyond in the same category,
it's on PS3 but that's where it ends.

Beyond Two Souls is a
very special game that both moves and has you sitting on the edge of
your seat at times with some very tense moments.

The only thing stopping
the game from getting full marks are the fighting portions of the
game with missed stick pushes that seem to go the wrong way, leaving
you confused as to weather it's you or the game that got it wrong.

IGN are reporting that the PS3 was originally scheduled to release alongside the Xbox 360 in 2005 without a GPU, with the cell processor handling all of the load. But then testing proved that this would be a disaster performance wise and a GPU was added, causing a year long delay.

“For a while, [PS3 had] no GPU, it was going to run everything with SPUs. The ICE team proved to Japan that it was just impossible. It would be ridiculous. Performance-wise, it would be a disaster. That’s why they finally added the GPU, closer to the end.”

The latest Need for Speed Trailer is about All Drive and it sounds amazing, here's what EA has to say:

"There are no lobbies, no waiting; everything is seamless. You and your friends can all share the same game, same race and same chase. Paths cross and experiences merge: imagine your race and your friend's pursuit colliding creating a world where no two events will ever feel the same."

Polygon also reported earlier that the PS4 version looks more visually impressive than its PC counterpart.

"SCE Worldwide Studios and the team at Evolution Studios have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Driveclub and Driveclub PlayStation Plus Edition until early 2014," Sony worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida explained. "Driveclub will be a truly innovative, socially connected racing game, but the team requires more time in order to deliver on their vision - and I'm fully confident the game will surpass your expectations.

It will still be free on PS+ when it launches next year and to fill the gap left by DriveClub on Plus at launch Contrast will now be free at launch.

A port of the Amazing Spider-Man game on the PS3 is coming to the PS Vita this year.

The game has all the same features of the console version including the open world and includes extra controls designed for the Vita.

" Web Rush mode, which allows time to be slowed for combat and movement purposes, is now controlled with the touchscreen, as is Peter Parker's smartphone GPS. The map can be dragged around and zoomed in and out of with touch controls, and waypoints can be placed in the same fashion as you'd expect. The Vita's gyroscope is used to let the in-game camera be aimed like a real camera with the device in your hands. "